The conference passed a resolution supporting the amendment of the Master and Servant laws and set up a committee to watch over trade union interests at meetings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Trade Unions. This conference, with over 100 delegates from London and provincial Societies, was one of the largest and most representative meetings of trade union leaders ever held. It was convened by the London Working Men's Association (LWMA) and chaired by George Potter, whose militant policies had already antagonised the London Trades Council's leadership - later termed the "Junta". When the LWMA successfully lobbied for the appointment of Frederic Harrison, a middle class radical and contributor to the 'Beehive' as a member of the Royal Commission, the London Trades Council demanded that their own nominee, Robert Applegarth act as 'expert trade unionist in attendance'.

Title	Programme for the Trades' Delegate Conference held at St. Martin's Hall, London on 5 March 1867
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Production Date	1867
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Holding Institution	TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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